CBS Evening News (September 07, 2004)

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Medical science has progressed exponentially in recent times, but scientists are still left with unanswered questions when it comes to the human body. "Medical Mysteries" looks at some of the rarest disorders and syndromes in medicine today. First ABC News examines two cases in which individuals either sleepwalked to their death or caused themselves serious injury while in a dream state. Then, hear the story of a modern day "sleeping beauty," but instead of a fairy tale it's a disease. Medically referred to as Kleine-Levin Syndrome (KLS), the neurological disorder manifests itself in an unexplainable urge to sleep continuously for periods up to 23 hours a day. The disease, which affects an estimated 500 people worldwide, completely removes people from day-to-day life for weeks or months at a time, and has no known cure. ABC News also examines two couples who have had severe sleep issues. In one case a husband routinely initiates unwelcome sex with his wife while he says he is asleep. In the second case, the wife is also the victim of physically aggressive behavior from her sleeping husband, but this time it's violent. The program investigates why and how these behaviors occur.When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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ABC News profiles a remarkable young man, Farrah Gray, who as a child set out with executive-sized ambition to make life easier for his family in the housing projects of Chicago's South Side. Gray began providing for his family at the age of six by learning lessons in seeing alternate uses of common things, like rocks and lunch boxes, and rarely taking no for an answer. He made his first million by the time he was 14. Now at 21, he tells ABC News how he got people to take him seriously at a young age and also reveals his clearly defined formula for success.When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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During Nelson Mandela's long imprisonment, Winnie Mandela was regarded as the saint of Soweto, the mother of an emerging free South Africa. At this time she was running for a high post in the next South African government, but she first had to face allegations of murder and human rights abuses. She was indeed a victim of harassment and government brutality and she did show incredible toughness and courage as a surrogate for her imprisoned husband. However, she may also have been at least an accessory to torture and murder and there were serious allegations that she is directly responsible for both.Anchor: Ted Koppel Correspondent: Jim WootenAirdate: September 25, 1997When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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From losing weight to staying young and even getting enough sleep, consumers hear a multitude of promises. But what's really behind the hype on some incredible sounding products or opportunities? "20/20" reports on why something "too good to be true" might be just that and why consumers should pay close attention to the fine print. Airdate: February 16, 2007When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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Marc and Sophia Augier were overjoyed when their dream of a big family quickly became a reality with the birth of son Marcel and, little more than a year later, twin boys Christophe and Henri. Yet that dream turned into a nightmare when they found out that, incredibly, all three babies suffered from autism. This mysterious and complex developmental brain disorder-which affects, by some estimates, as many as one in 166 children-has no known cause or cure. ABC News reports how the Augiers decided to devote their lives and their savings to pursue a cutting-edge and sometimes controversial-therapy for their sons called "Applied Behavior Analysis," or ABA, in an effort to prevent them from slipping away forever into a world of utter isolation. Anchor: Elizabeth Vargas Airdate: 4/22/2004When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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Warren Buffett almost never does interviews and when he finally agreed to speak to Ted Koppel on "Nightline, finally, he pulled out all the stops, and told "Nightline" to come to Omaha and that he'd buy everyone lunch at his favorite restaurant, Dairy Queen. Warren likes the Dairy Queen so much he bought the company. Warren Buffett holds what is whimsically referred to as a major position in a lot of companies -- Coca - Cola, Gillette, GEICO, Disney, to name just a few. Warren Buffett, one of the world's greatest investors, joins Ted Koppel in a wide-ranging interview. Anchor: Ted Koppel Airdate: 3/2/1999When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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Five and a half months after Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, George Bush drew a line in the sand. When ABC News anchor, Peter Jennings went to air on January 14, 1991, the U.S. was not necessarily on the eve of war, but if President Bush attacked, he would have had the support of a United Nations resolution and a majority in the Congress, albeit a narrow one. Millions of Americans, whether they supported the President or not, were beleaguered by questions, which only seemed to beget questions--whether this is an American concern to whether American military power can achieve the President's objectives--all the "what if" questions. This piece of geography has become hauntingly familiar to Americans, though its landscape, largely barren, continues to disguise just how complicated the Middle East really is. Airdate: 1/14/1991Anchor: Peter JenningsWhen sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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Living the Real Simple Life: Jules Dervaes and his family have been living off the land for years. They cultivate all their own fruits and vegetables, and survive on the money they make from selling the surplus crops. They even make their own biofuel to run the car. But the family of four is doing it all on a fifth of an acre in the middle of Pasadena, California - the simple life on an urban homestead. The Economy of Dead Celebrities: The king of rock 'n' roll has been dead for years, but his spirit and his earning power live on. Airdate: 5/15/2008When sold by Amazon.com, this product will be manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.

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There's tremendous excitement about this year's election. People say that their candidate will fix America. Senator Barack Obama has inspired idol worship that's usually lavished on rock stars. At the Republican convention, one man told John Stossel that Senator John McCain was like ''Superman.'' Stossel says, ''Give me a break,'' politicians' ''fixes'' often have unintended consequences that are worse than the original problem. Do we really need a president to plan our lives, to direct us? Or does most of life work best when you are in charge?Reports include:-Spontaneous Order: Most of life is governed by spontaneous order. It regulates how we choose our jobs, hobbies, lovers, recreation and most of the rest of our lives. It runs most of the economy. When Stossel tries to ''govern'' a skating rink filled with expert and beginner skaters (he shouts orders with a bullhorn), skaters hate it. Some fall. A politician observing the problem might say: ''We need to elect a more expert leader.'' Stossel tries that by giving the bullhorn to Olympic gold medalist Brian Boitano. But he does no better.-New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina: After a disaster, people desperately want government help. FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is a fulltime specialist in disaster relief. Why do they so often disappoint? Stossel compares Wal-Mart's and FEMA's response to hurricane Katrina. He investigates why Wal-Mart delivered water to people while FEMA bureaucrats dithered.-Campaign Financ...